Emotional milestones

Quinton Anderson lost both his parents and was critically injured in the May 22 tornado. On Wednesday, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon presented Anderson with the first laptop computer that was given out to students during the first day of classes.

Quinton Anderson lost both his parents and was critically injured in the May 22 tornado. On Wednesday, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon presented Anderson with the first laptop computer that was given out to students during the first day of classes. (Keith Myers / Kansas City Star / MCT)

Quinton Anderson lost both his parents and was critically injured in the May 22 tornado. On Wednesday, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon presented Anderson with the first laptop computer that was given out to students during the first day of classes.Keith Myers / Kansas City Star / MCT